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US steps up pressure on Pakistan to continue 'war on terror'
Trefor Moss JDW Asia-Pacific Editor - London
Acting US Central Command (CENTCOM) commander Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey has timed a visit to Pakistan to coincide with the launch of a joint US-Pakistani naval exercise in the Arabian Sea, as the US intensifies efforts to ensure Pakistan's continuing commitment to the 'war on terror'.
Gen Dempsey met with General Tariq Majid, chairman of Pakistan's Joint Chiefs Of Staff Committee, at Joint Staff Headquarters in Rawalpindi on 11 May to discuss the security situation in Pakistan's border region with Afghanistan.
The meeting came as negotiations between the Pakistani government and militant groups were reported to be bearing fruit. The government of Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province said on 12 May that there had been a "breakthrough" in talks with the Taliban operating in the district of Swat, with the insurgents pledging to maintain a ceasefire until the next round of talks could be convened. On the same day in South Waziristan the government revealed it was negotiating a prisoner swap with Tehrik-e-Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, as stalled talks about a formal peace agreement were resumed.
The US remains wary of negotiating with the Taliban, with US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte calling on Pakistan on 5 May to bring its tribal areas under control as quickly as possible. He said that "any kind of agreement or understanding which might be negotiated [between militants and the Pakistani government] we would have to look at in the light of ... US policies".
Meanwhile, the US Navy and the Pakistan Navy launched a joint exercise called Inspired Union 2008 in the Arabian Sea on 11 May.
Sailors from PNS Badr , PNS Shahjahan , PNS Nasr and members of the Pakistan Air Force explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unit were joined by US sailors from USS Curts and USS Ross for air, surface, electronic warfare and subsurface exercises, as well as EOD training. The exercise runs until 21 May.
Commander Yvette Davids, Curts' Commanding Officer, said the exercise was an "opportunity to further develop our relationship with a very important partner".
US steps up pressure on Pakistan to continue 'war on terror'
Trefor Moss JDW Asia-Pacific Editor - London
Acting US Central Command (CENTCOM) commander Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey has timed a visit to Pakistan to coincide with the launch of a joint US-Pakistani naval exercise in the Arabian Sea, as the US intensifies efforts to ensure Pakistan's continuing commitment to the 'war on terror'.
Gen Dempsey met with General Tariq Majid, chairman of Pakistan's Joint Chiefs Of Staff Committee, at Joint Staff Headquarters in Rawalpindi on 11 May to discuss the security situation in Pakistan's border region with Afghanistan.
The meeting came as negotiations between the Pakistani government and militant groups were reported to be bearing fruit. The government of Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province said on 12 May that there had been a "breakthrough" in talks with the Taliban operating in the district of Swat, with the insurgents pledging to maintain a ceasefire until the next round of talks could be convened. On the same day in South Waziristan the government revealed it was negotiating a prisoner swap with Tehrik-e-Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, as stalled talks about a formal peace agreement were resumed.
The US remains wary of negotiating with the Taliban, with US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte calling on Pakistan on 5 May to bring its tribal areas under control as quickly as possible. He said that "any kind of agreement or understanding which might be negotiated [between militants and the Pakistani government] we would have to look at in the light of ... US policies".
Meanwhile, the US Navy and the Pakistan Navy launched a joint exercise called Inspired Union 2008 in the Arabian Sea on 11 May.
Sailors from PNS Badr , PNS Shahjahan , PNS Nasr and members of the Pakistan Air Force explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unit were joined by US sailors from USS Curts and USS Ross for air, surface, electronic warfare and subsurface exercises, as well as EOD training. The exercise runs until 21 May.
Commander Yvette Davids, Curts' Commanding Officer, said the exercise was an "opportunity to further develop our relationship with a very important partner".
